Inside Chicago Government

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7/19/12: "As the Slush Fund Shrinks, the Mayor Dips In Anyway" Jul 25, 2012

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Why property taxes go up when property values go down; how taxing bodies come up with the tax levy; and the different ways of structuring a tax-increment financing deal. Length 10.3 minutes.

7/5/12: "How Chicago Said Yes to Pot" Jul 18, 2012

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Whether Chicago police will start ticketing more white marijuana users; what'll come next in Mick and Ben's marijuana-law reporting; and the schizophrenia of American marijuana laws. Length 6 minutes.

7/5/12: "The Rahmney Plan for Schools" Jul 15, 2012

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The game of comparing schools via test scores; the Democratic Party's drift toward charter schools; and why Mayor Emanuel wants a teachers' strike. Length 10.9 minutes.

6/28/12: "The Mayor's Millionaire Club, Part II" Jul 09, 2012

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When Mayor Emanuel acts in opposition to his conservative leanings; whether city officials' planning conversations should remain confidential; and the mysterious CME Group meeting. Length 12.5 minutes.

6/7/12: "It's No Foxie Brown: Mayor Emanuel Makes a TIF Movie" Jun 06, 2012

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What might've motivated the Emanuel administration to make the TIF video; how the administration has done on meeting the goals identified by the mayor's TIF task force; and Ben's rebuttal video. Length 11.8 minutes.

5/24/12: "Summits Come and Go, but the Mayor's Handouts Never End" May 31, 2012

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Whether the city still doesn't check on the jobs pledges of TIF-fund recipients; what sort of central business district investments make the most sense; and the surprising bastions of unionism. Length 14.4 minutes.

5/10/12: "Mayor Emanuel's Dumping Ground?" May 12, 2012

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Why border-situated land owners can have their land transferred to a suburb; whether landfills necessarily make for obnoxious neighbors; and Mayor Emanuel's calculus. Length 9.4 minutes.

4/26/12: "The Stand-Up Guy" Apr 29, 2012

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Who voted against the mayor's proposed infrastructure trust and why; why the early infrastructure trust investors might have gotten involved; and how the city council might end up voting on certain unique infrastructure deals. Length 12.4 minutes.

4/12/12: "The Mayor Has Big Plans for the City's Infrastructure" Apr 18, 2012

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Whether the proposed infrastructure trust must actually comply with Freedom of Information Act regulations; how the trust resembles other mayoral proposals; and why some aldermen seem to have rebelled. Length 12.4 minutes.

3/29/12: "How Rahm Emanuel Can 'Save' the Schools" Apr 03, 2012

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What Mayor Emanuel knows about the school system or, for that matter, the city; why the mayor won't back down regarding a one-size-fits-all longer school day; and how Chicago Public Schools would find the funding for a longer school day. Length 7.7 minutes.

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